The Harry Potter series, both the books and the movies, are among the most popular stories this generation has ever seen – and a lot of people have heard about the books and had watched these movies.

Avid Harry Potter fans eagerly waited for JK Rowling to release the books and, later, for the movies to be released at cinemas around the world.

As Harry Potter fans, we’ve watched the actors and actresses grow up right within our eyes as they played one movie after another. Though there had been actors who were replaced, such as Richard Harris (Dumbledore) who died after the filming of the first two movies in the series, most of the other actors remained the same.

Let’s check out how some of the Harry Potter stars look now, some 15 years after the first film’s successful release…

Daniel Radcliffe grew right before our eyes, from adorable kid to hunky adult…